Here we see the trifecta at Rocky, as a BNSF Freight holds on the Eisele siding while the California Zephyr passes, and UP 5983 (AC4400WC-CTE) holds on the Rocky siding before heading into Denver.... (more)

A late California Zephyr and a sunny day at the Winter Park Ski Resort combine for a bucket list shot of Amtrak engine 183 (P42DC) exiting the west portal of the famed Moffat Tunnel.

The California Zephyr emerges from the West Portal of the Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park, Colorado.

Morning Splendor at East Portal
Repeat attempts finally paid off on the 6th. Even still subzero temps chill me to the bone as I patiently wait here in full exposure to the 14 thousan... (more)

The California Zephyr drops down into Coal Creek Canyon from Blue Mountain and gets ready to make the 2% grade climb to Tunnel #1.

The snow is deep, and the temperatures are -4 degrees as the California Zephyr runs through a winter wonderland at Crescent, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The Winter Park Express Ski Train runs through a winter wonderland at Tolland, Colorado thanks to a snowstorm the night before.

An eastbound Union Pacific coal train rolls downgrade out of Plainview, Colorado, and approaches Tunnel 1 and Coal Creek Canyon on April 26, 2000. Two UP GE AC4400CWs bracket a yet to be renumbere... (more)

Dawn is breaking on the mountain tops as UP 7047 (AC4460W) leads a freight down the mountain on the Moffat Line through fresh snow from last night's storm.

A brief snow storm is breaking just after sunset at the continental divide. A UP coal train has exited the Moffat Tunnel (the signals and portal are visible in the far distant center) and now snak... (more)

Amtrak engine 198 (P42DC) waits for a green light in Rollinsville to head on up to the Moffat Tunnel Portal and continue the journey to California.

Fresh Powder at Blue Mountain
Number 5 is hustling up from Big Ten into Coal Creek Canyon on its way to California. My daughter and I stop here daily to see 5 pass by and occasiona... (more)

Alpenglow and New Snow
A Rare treat at Tolland and a classic location in one of its many moods just after an alpine sunrise the flocked valley aglow in soft cool light dance a magic... (more)

UP 8145 (ES44AC) leads 6 other UP motors and a long freight at Tolland and will soon make the 6-mile-long journey through the Moffat Tunnel running under the Continental Divide.

Winter Park Express
Winter Park Express glides through the snow to the promised land of fresh powder and slopes of fun for both skiers and snow boarders.